Mississippi State opened as a 24.5 point favorite vs. UMass.
The game will kickoff at 2:30 Central and will be broadcast on ESPN 3 / Watch ESPN.
It’s somewhat odd for MSU to be playing a team like UMass at their home stadium (which is also the New England Patriots’ stadium) but this happened to be a case of trying to find an opponent to play ASAP when Tulane dropped out of the contract with MSU to play a game in Starkville this season.
While Tulane did that much to the chagrin of Scott Stricklin, he went ahead and scheduled the Green Wave again for a home game in 2020 and a return trip to New Orleans in 2023.